MMA Payout has received more info per Nielsen on UFC Fight Night 50 on FS1. The peak viewership drew 1,068,000 viewers during the main event in which Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza defeated Gegard Mousasi. The peak audience occurred during the 11:30-11:45pm time period per Nielsen. The main event card drew a 0.73 household rating and averaged […]
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New York requests more time in Zuffa lawsuit
The Zuffa-New York lawsuit will have to wait a little longer for resolution as the Court has granted an extension of time request by New York to file its Summary Judgment motion. The new deadline is for July 31st with the last responsive briefing not due until September 4, 2014. In a letter to the […]
NY Senator vows to continue support of MMA bill
As most expected, including the UFC, the New York State Assembly failed to vote on a bill to legalize professional Mixed Martial Arts in the state. Despite another year without any movement, the bill’s sponsor intends to continue on next year. The lead sponsor to the MMA bill set to legalize professional MMA in the […]
New York State Senate passes Amateur MMA Bill
Rebney out as Bellator head, Coker to step in
Bjorn Rebney and Tim Danaher have left Bellator as Scott Coker is slated to replace Rebney as the head of the promotion. Viacom announced that Rebney and former president and CEO Danaher are done with the promotion effective immediately. UPDATE 06/18/14: Viacom and Bellator have made it official: Scott Coker is your new president of […]